She was a sprightly girl of 18 when she ascended to the throne of the British Empire in 1837, and a revered global presence — a grandmotherly figure to her millions of subjects — when she died in 1901 at 81. In 2019, the Victorian Era will be again celebrated throughout Britain as the country…
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Q. Can I ever recover from acute diverticulitis? A. The answer depends on the severity of your diverticulitis. The mildest end of the spectrum of diverticular disease is diverticulosis. Diverticulosis is simply a collection of outpouchings, or diverticula, in the wall of the colon. Aside from being an occasional source of blood in the stool,…
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My husband moved out about six weeks ago, marking the end of our nearly 19-year relationship, but Google Maps hasn’t noticed yet. That morning I had whisked the children away so he and two friends from law school could load his things into a U-Haul and drive to the house he had rented. We had…
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As Rashida Tlaib arrived on Capitol Hill to be sworn into the House of Representatives on Thursday, she was wearing a distinctive outfit: a traditional Palestinian thobe, or dress, adorned with the elaborate, hand-stitched embroidery known as tatreez. [Read live updates from the opening of the 116th Congress.] Ms. Tlaib, a Democrat from Michigan who…
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Courtesy Knee-high boots don’t get the attention they deserve. While many prefer ankle boots, the effort put into wearing a taller style pays off since they seriously elongate your legs. Whether you choose to do ’60s mod, ’70s earth tones, or the ’80s talon heel read on for five tips on how to finally nail…
DetailsThe hallmark symptoms of Parkinson’s disease are tremors and slow, rigid movements. Small changes in a person’s movements and behavior can signal the onset of Parkinson’s disease before diagnosis. Parkinson’s disease is a nervous system disorder that affects around 1 percent of people aged 65 years and older. Symptoms usually develop slowly over several years.…
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Life for Dylan and Cole Sprouse is pretty great. In fact…you could say it was pretty…sweet! (See what we did there? Ha.) Anyway, Dylan’s got his Brooklyn-based meadery, Cole stars in the cult-favorite series Riverdale, and they’re both in pretty serious relationships (Cole is dating his Riverdale co-star Lil Reinhart, while Dylan is dating model…
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JARRAHDALE, Western Australia — The narrative is irresistible: a chef who grows almost every ingredient on your plate, who saves seeds from year to year, and coaxes beautiful meals from the same verdant land you gaze upon as you eat. This is the story of Millbrook Winery and its chef, Guy Jeffreys. Millbrook is on…
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The Millbrook Winery property, in Jarrahdale, Western Australia, is almost entirely surrounded by the trails and forest of Serpentine National Park. The drive in is lovely, as is the walk from your car across a bridge and through the manicured grounds.
We let our daughter go to the college of her choice. She got into many state and private schools, some with scholarships. But no breaks at all from the expensive private college she selected. She loves it, and we can afford it, but it means constant sacrifice. She knows this, but it doesn’t stop her…
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